Tractor Tire help!!!

[Anonymous-0]

I need help! Is there a way to mount 16 Ply 18.4-43 tires on a standard 16 inch, 18.4-34 rim? I think these were forestery tires.

 

[Heavyduty1]

(quoted from post at 20:35:44 08/05/09) I need help! Is there a way to mount 16 Ply 18.4-43 tires on a standard 16 inch, 18.4-34 rim? I think these were forestery tires.

No, you need rims. You can mess around with 18.4 size a little (bigger or smaller) but the 43 rim and 34 rim size will not fit.

 

[raleigh]

Sorry! for the typ-o there they are both 18.4-34 in size!! It is just that my original tire was a 6 ply tire while this new tire is a 16 ply tire...

 

[thurlow]

Never done it, but I'd guess that you can.....with lots of 'slickum' and some good tools. I once mounted some 22 ply aircraft tires on some 14 inch rims for a rotary mower.

 

[cj in wisconsin]

Yup but you will bust your b@lls working those sidewalls those are brutal tires to work with but I have done it!!!

 

[RodinNS]

Longer bars and more leverage.
I've never mounted them, but that's a common forestry tire, or was at one time... and as far as I know, most were one piece wheels.
Sometimes it pays to let someone else fight with them.

Rod

 

[raleigh]

So everyone is saying that this CAN be done it just takes some Grit and Muscle to do.

 

[Iowa_tire_guy]

(quoted from post at 18:09:27 08/05/09) So everyone is saying that this CAN be done it just takes some Grit and Muscle to do.

And a lot of really good lube.